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• Myanmar Junta Uses Explosives, Killing At Least Two Dozen Protesters
• Man who Helped Extinguish Fire Tortured to Death in Myanmar Regime Custody
• Chinese Embassy Makes Contact With Myanmar’s Shadow Government
• ASEAN’s Future Depends on Its Response to Myanmar Crisis
• This Is Not ‘Just Another Coup’: Ex-US Ambassador to Myanmar

Myanmar Junta Uses Explosives, Killing At Least Two Dozen Protesters Posted: 08 Apr 2021 06:05 AM PDT Troops have been deployed in large numbers against anti-regime protests in Kale and Taze in Sagaing Region.

Man who Helped Extinguish Fire Tortured to Death in Myanmar Regime Custody Posted: 08 Apr 2021 02:48 AM PDT Post-mortem report says Ko Aung Paing Htwe died in a car crash, but injuries to his body suggest torture.

Chinese Embassy Makes Contact With Myanmar’s Shadow Government Posted: 08 Apr 2021 01:44 AM PDT While the CRPH demanded Beijing's support, an embassy official expressed concern for the safety of Chinese citizens, investments in Myanmar during a phone call last week.

ASEAN’s Future Depends on Its Response to Myanmar Crisis Posted: 08 Apr 2021 01:06 AM PDT If the strong words of Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia are not followed up with action, the bloc will lose its last chance to be taken seriously.

This Is Not ‘Just Another Coup’: Ex-US Ambassador to Myanmar Posted: 07 Apr 2021 07:03 PM PDT The priority for the international community must be to find a solution to the crisis that benefits the people of Myanmar, former envoy Scot Marciel tells The Irrawaddy.

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• Deaths of Protesters and Bystanders Push Myanmar Toll to at Least 596
• Series of Explosions Rock at Least Seven Locations in Myanmar’s Largest City
• Myanmar Regime Detains Medics and Elected MPs
• Shan State Villagers Flee Fighting Between Rival Ethnic Armed Groups
• Myanmar Junta Accused of Extra-Judicial Executions and Human Rights Abuses
• Death Toll From Myanmar Regime’s Crackdown Reaches at Least 587
• At Least Five Protesters Killed as Junta Launches Heavy Crackdown in Kale

Deaths of Protesters and Bystanders Push Myanmar Toll to at Least 596 Posted: 07 Apr 2021 09:08 AM PDT Regime's forces attack protesters in Sagaing and Bago regions as civilians attempt to fight back.

Series of Explosions Rock at Least Seven Locations in Myanmar’s Largest City Posted: 07 Apr 2021 08:21 AM PDT Military housing, government offices and shopping mall are blast scenes; Facebook full of suspicion and speculation about those responsible.

Myanmar Regime Detains Medics and Elected MPs Posted: 07 Apr 2021 04:45 AM PDT The security forces in Mandalay opened fire on medics preparing to march against the junta.

Shan State Villagers Flee Fighting Between Rival Ethnic Armed Groups Posted: 07 Apr 2021 03:29 AM PDT Over 1,000 people displaced by artillery fire after Restoration Council of Shan State and Ta'ang National Liberation Army clash in Namtu, northern Shan State.

Myanmar Junta Accused of Extra-Judicial Executions and Human Rights Abuses Posted: 07 Apr 2021 02:18 AM PDT Elected lawmakers from the NLD to meet UN body to collect, preserve and analyze evidence of crimes committed by the military regime.

Death Toll From Myanmar Regime’s Crackdown Reaches at Least 587 Posted: 07 Apr 2021 01:56 AM PDT At least five people were killed when junta forces used grenades during an assault on a roadblock in Kale, Sagaing Region, and more killings were reported in Shan State.

At Least Five Protesters Killed as Junta Launches Heavy Crackdown in Kale Posted: 06 Apr 2021 11:10 PM PDT More fatalities expected after regime troops use grenades and other explosives on protesters manning a roadblock to keep police and soldiers out of the town.

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• Myanmar Regime’s Thugs Target Doctors and Clinics Aiding the Wounded
• Myanmar Youths Call for Boycott of Traditional Water Festival to Defy Junta, Honor Those Slain
• Suu Kyi Will Now Understand Her Mistakes: Karen National Union
• Myanmar Military Raids Kachin Churches
• Myanmar Regime Detains Family of NLD Fugitive, Including Three Children
• Myanmar Junta Forces Shoot Dead Three Protesters in Sagaing Region
• Myanmar Military Regime Releases Eight People Arrested for Talking to CNN
• Myanmar Junta Opens Legal Front in Its Crackdown on Dissent
• Did India ‘Change Its Stand’ on Myanmar Under US Pressure?
• Myanmar Regime Abducts 75-Yr-Old Chairwoman of NLD Branch in Yangon

Myanmar Regime’s Thugs Target Doctors and Clinics Aiding the Wounded Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:06 AM PDT Frustrated by continuing protests, security forces lash out at leaders of the civil disobedience movement.

Myanmar Youths Call for Boycott of Traditional Water Festival to Defy Junta, Honor Those Slain Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:53 AM PDT Thingyan festivities should not be celebrated out of respect for those slain by the regime, and to thwart its efforts to create an impression of normalcy, they say.

Suu Kyi Will Now Understand Her Mistakes: Karen National Union Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:49 AM PDT The KNU's Brigade 5 spokesman Padoh Mahn Mahn says a framework is in place to establish a federal union and army, including the ethnic armed groups.

Myanmar Military Raids Kachin Churches Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:51 AM PDT Three religious compounds were thoroughly searched for evidence of anti-regime activities.

Myanmar Regime Detains Family of NLD Fugitive, Including Three Children Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:10 AM PDT Myanmar's junta abducted the two-year-old daughter and five other relatives of Ko Ja Lay in Bago Region to force him to turn himself in.

Myanmar Junta Forces Shoot Dead Three Protesters in Sagaing Region Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:40 AM PDT A 12-year-old girl was also injured in Pinlebu as people across Sagaing Region step up their anti-coup protests despite ongoing lethal crackdowns by regime security forces.

Myanmar Military Regime Releases Eight People Arrested for Talking to CNN Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:49 AM PDT The fate of three of the eleven people detained by the junta for speaking to a CNN reporter last week remains unknown.

Myanmar Junta Opens Legal Front in Its Crackdown on Dissent Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:23 AM PDT Scores of artists, celebrities and other prominent figures with social media followings have been targeted under incitement laws for opposing the military regime.

Did India ‘Change Its Stand’ on Myanmar Under US Pressure? Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:18 AM PDT World's largest democracy sends mixed signals with its ambiguous stance on the military regime in Myanmar.

Myanmar Regime Abducts 75-Yr-Old Chairwoman of NLD Branch in Yangon Posted: 06 Apr 2021 01:15 AM PDT Fears grow for the fate of Daw Mya Mya Win, as several party executives have already been tortured and killed in the junta's custody.

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• Mandalay Teenager Shot Dead by Myanmar Security Forces
• Bago Bombs Target Myanmar Military-Linked Sites
• Myanmar Junta Spokesman: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Father Would Think Her ‘Stupid’
• Four Myanmar Soldiers Killed in Grenade Attack in Sagaing Region
• China’s Policy on Myanmar Junta Endangers its Interests: Analyst
• Shadow Government Outlines Federal Union Plan for Myanmar’s Future
• Russia Plots Its Next Moves on the Myanmar Chessboard
• Easter Sunday Sees Myanmar Death Toll at Hands of Military Regime Topping 560

Mandalay Teenager Shot Dead by Myanmar Security Forces Posted: 05 Apr 2021 07:31 AM PDT The 19-year-old and her husband were riding home on a motorbike.

Bago Bombs Target Myanmar Military-Linked Sites Posted: 05 Apr 2021 06:13 AM PDT Grenade attacks were reported on the military-joint venture Mytel office and a guardhouse at the town's pagoda.

Myanmar Junta Spokesman: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Father Would Think Her ‘Stupid’ Posted: 05 Apr 2021 06:02 AM PDT Asked by CNN what Gen. Aung San would think of the Tatmadaw's brutal crackdowns, a flustered Brig-Gen Zaw Min Tun tried to change the subject, then got his facts wrong.

Four Myanmar Soldiers Killed in Grenade Attack in Sagaing Region Posted: 05 Apr 2021 05:37 AM PDT Anti-regime protesters are fighting back against the junta's deadly crackdowns with homemade weapons.

China’s Policy on Myanmar Junta Endangers its Interests: Analyst Posted: 05 Apr 2021 04:38 AM PDT A Chatham House report says Chinese support for Myanmar's junta is short-sighted and jeopardizes its Belt and Road projects.

Shadow Government Outlines Federal Union Plan for Myanmar’s Future Posted: 05 Apr 2021 03:23 AM PDT CRPH spokesman says a national unity government will be formed and that it will draft a federal democracy constitution.

Russia Plots Its Next Moves on the Myanmar Chessboard Posted: 04 Apr 2021 11:14 PM PDT Appearance by Russian official at Armed Forces Day event raises eyebrows and stirs dismay; arms sales are part of the agenda.

Easter Sunday Sees Myanmar Death Toll at Hands of Military Regime Topping 560 Posted: 04 Apr 2021 06:34 PM PDT Protesters share images of decorated Easter eggs on social media expressing hope for 'resurrection of democracy.'

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Myanmar’s 10 Peace Signatories Back Elected Govt Posted: 04 Apr 2021 07:42 AM PDT The ethnic armed groups leaders backed plans for a federal union and to scrap the military-drafted 2008 Constitution.

Myanmar Protesters and Interviewees Remain in Detention After Speaking to CNN Posted: 04 Apr 2021 06:48 AM PDT Myanmar's junta told the US broadcaster those detained had been released.

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• Myanmar Security Forces Kill Another Six on Saturday, Sending Death Toll to 556
• Myanmar Regime Forces Stop Buses, Beat Passengers in Yangon
• Myanmar Regime Denies Child Killings, Rejects UN Envoy’s Allegations
• KNU Calls for Int’l Arms Embargo as Myanmar Regime Targets Civilians in Airstrike
• ASEAN’s Myanmar Crisis Is Out of Control
• Russia’s Gamble in Post-Coup Myanmar

Myanmar Security Forces Kill Another Six on Saturday, Sending Death Toll to 556 Posted: 03 Apr 2021 07:44 AM PDT Forces establish base in monastery compound in Bago then fire randomly, killing civilians and bystanders.

Myanmar Regime Forces Stop Buses, Beat Passengers in Yangon Posted: 03 Apr 2021 04:50 AM PDT Fearful drivers diverted their buses into lanes; when curious residents came out to see what was happening, junta forces opened fire on their homes.

Myanmar Regime Denies Child Killings, Rejects UN Envoy’s Allegations Posted: 03 Apr 2021 02:04 AM PDT Despite dozens of well documented cases, the junta said there was no evidence children had been killed after special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener urged UN action.

KNU Calls for Int’l Arms Embargo as Myanmar Regime Targets Civilians in Airstrike Posted: 03 Apr 2021 01:06 AM PDT The Karen armed group's request came after more than a dozen villagers were killed and 12,000 displaced by jet fighter raids in Karen State, Bago Region.

ASEAN’s Myanmar Crisis Is Out of Control Posted: 02 Apr 2021 11:20 PM PDT ASEAN's failure to act in the face of atrocities in Myanmar makes a mockery of its promise to promote regional peace and prosperity.

Russia’s Gamble in Post-Coup Myanmar Posted: 02 Apr 2021 10:38 PM PDT While China takes a more careful approach, Moscow senses a geostrategic opportunity and is giving the junta its full backing.

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• Myanmar Villagers Take Up Homemade Weapons Against Regime’s Security Forces
• The Junta Is Dragging Myanmar Into Full-Blown Civil War
• Myanmar Junta Killed At Least 43 Children Since Coup: Charity
• ‘China Get Out of Myanmar’ Say Pro-Democracy Supporters
• Two Women Detained for Joining Protest During CNN Reporter’s Market Visit
• Myanmar Security Forces Shoot Dead Striking Policeman in Sagaing Region
• Kachin Armed Group Attacks Factory Owned by Crony Close to Former Myanmar Junta
• China Again Seeks Myanmar Regime’s Assurances on Oil, Gas Pipelines Security
• Three NLD Lawmakers Among Nine People Detained in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady
• US Sanctions Pose Huge Risks for Myanmar Businesses

Myanmar Villagers Take Up Homemade Weapons Against Regime’s Security Forces Posted: 02 Apr 2021 08:43 AM PDT Defensive actions taken to hold off troops cracking down on anti-regime protesters in Sagaing Region.

The Junta Is Dragging Myanmar Into Full-Blown Civil War Posted: 02 Apr 2021 08:28 AM PDT As peaceful protest hardens into resistance—albeit with makeshift weapons—and ethnic armies side with the people, all-out war appears increasingly unavoidable.

Myanmar Junta Killed At Least 43 Children Since Coup: Charity Posted: 02 Apr 2021 05:31 AM PDT Save the Children demands Myanmar's military stops the indiscriminate killing that is leaving children dead and wounded across the country.

‘China Get Out of Myanmar’ Say Pro-Democracy Supporters Posted: 02 Apr 2021 04:57 AM PDT Social media users condemn China for watering down a UN Security Council statement on the Myanmar crisis.

Two Women Detained for Joining Protest During CNN Reporter’s Market Visit Posted: 02 Apr 2021 04:37 AM PDT After reporter Clarissa Ward left with her army escort, the pair, who were among many at the market who demonstrated to CNN their opposition to the regime, were arrested.

Myanmar Security Forces Shoot Dead Striking Policeman in Sagaing Region Posted: 02 Apr 2021 02:20 AM PDT The policeman was on strike in protest at the military regime and was killed helping to defend local residents in Tamu against the police and army.

Kachin Armed Group Attacks Factory Owned by Crony Close to Former Myanmar Junta Posted: 02 Apr 2021 02:05 AM PDT Yuzana Co, whose Hpakant plant went up in flames, has been accused of confiscating land and threatening local residents.

China Again Seeks Myanmar Regime’s Assurances on Oil, Gas Pipelines Security Posted: 02 Apr 2021 01:02 AM PDT Beijing has reportedly requested a meeting with junta officials after ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's north threatened to resume clashes with the Tatmadaw.

Three NLD Lawmakers Among Nine People Detained in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Posted: 01 Apr 2021 11:51 PM PDT A striking police officer was also among the nine, who were reportedly beaten after being rounded up on a farm and are now in military custody facing sedition charges.

US Sanctions Pose Huge Risks for Myanmar Businesses Posted: 01 Apr 2021 10:43 PM PDT Even small transactions can result in criminal charges for those involved as sanction enforcement becomes more aggressive.

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